Long-tailed dunnart vs Scuttle fly

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phoridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Megaselia
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).